Monta Vista Christian School wrestler Rykin Resurreccion took first place at 138 pounds at the seventh annual Nick Buzolich Classic at Lincoln High in San Jose on Saturday.
Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team held previously unbeaten Half Moon Bay to single digits in each quarter and prevailed 46-28 in nonleague action Friday in Santa Cruz.
Eddie Alvarez scored four goals in the first 16 minutes and he also recorded an assist, as the Aptos High boys soccer team routed visiting Anzar 14-0 in nonleague action on Thursday night.
Two-way guard Lester Quinones scored a season-high 37 points, and Santa Cruz beat South Bay, 130-126, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday night.
Santa Cruz’s Zephyr Dew, a member of the U21 Beach National Team roster, and partner Charlie Siragusa will be one of the USA teams in El Salvador NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour.
Junior Noah Steiger scored 15 points, and San Lorenzo Valley High’s boys basketball team beat St Francis 63-59 in the first round of the Watsonville Tournament on Wednesday.
Golden State Warriors two-way guard Lester Quinones had 35 points, eight rebounds, and four assists, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 119-109 to host Ontario in NBA G League action at Toyota Arena on Tuesday night.
Senior cross country runner Eric Jackson became UC Santa Cruz’s first All-American in over 40 years with his finish at the 2023 Division III Championships on Saturday at Big Spring High in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Senior Amelie Stotland had five goals, one assist, and one steal to lead Soquel High’s girls water polo team beat visiting Santa Cruz 19-6 to secure no worse than a share of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.
Scotts Valley High senior Ashlyn Boothby (17:25.8) took sixth out of 150 runners in the Bill Buettner 5K Championship race at the Asics Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday.
Several Monte Vista Christian School parents have created a GoFundMe page to help support Mustangs football player Taylor Fernandez: “Support Taylor Fernandez Road to Recovery #51.”
Javier Fonseca threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another, and St. Francis High’s football team beat visiting Pajaro Valley 28-13 on Saturday in Watsonville.
Monte Vista Christian School sophomore cross country runners Conor Gilliam and Gavin Beckmen finished second and third, respectively, at the PCAL Mission Center Meet No. 1 on Thursday. Watsonville junior Katelynn Ruiz took first in the first in the girls race.
Aptos High senior right-hander Gabe Gaeckle struck out 17 batters in his compete-game, two-hit shutout Tuesday, a 4-0 win over visiting Harbor to repeat as Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion.
Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s regular season and tournament champion, was awarded the No. 6 seed in the prestigious Open Division for the Central Coast Section at the seeding meeting on Saturday.
Santa Cruz High alumna Maya Letona, the No. 6 seed out of New York City RTC, took third place at the 2023 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships on Saturday at South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Santa Cruz’s Nat Young advanced to the Round of 32 of Friday at the World Surf League’s Western Australia Margaret River Pro, event No. 5 on the Championship Tour.
Koosha Safari, John McGowan and John Hickey earned singles wins, and Aptos High’s boys tennis team repeated as champion of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League on Tuesday.
St. Francis High’s baseball team won two more games Wednesday, beating Cabrillo of Lompoc 7-3 and Pioneer Valley 6-1, to go 4-0 at the Nipomo Tournament.
Scotts Valley resident Kyleigh Mace, a 5-foot-6 freshman pitcher, threw a perfect game as Archbishop Mitty beat host Sacred Heart Cathedral 13-0 in their six inning West Catholic Athletic League game Wednesday.
Javier Fonseca had three hits, including a two-run double and three-run home run, and scored twice, as St. Francis High baseball team beat host Soledad 11-5 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division game Monday.
Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby took second place in the 1,600-meter race at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. She finished in 4 minutes, 52.49 seconds.
Senior JoJo Keldsen threw a no-hitter as Monte Vista Christian opened its doubleheader sweep with a 14-0 win in five innings over visiting Watsonville on Saturday.